The list of ship decommissionings in 2021 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 2021.
Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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9 March | United States Navy | Louisville [1] | Los Angeles-class submarine | ||
27 March | United States Navy | Fort McHenry [2] | Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship | ||
1 July | French Navy | Var [3] | Durance-class tanker | ||
29 July | United States Navy | Independence [4] | Independence-class littoral combat ship | ||
4 August | Royal Navy | Blyth [5] | Sandown-class minehunter | ||
4 August | Royal Navy | Ramsey [6] | Sandown-class minehunter | ||
29 September | United States Navy | Freedom [7] | Freedom-class littoral combat ship | ||
16 November | United States Navy | Jacksonville [8] | Los Angeles-class submarine |
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The Ship-Submarine Recycling Program (SRP) is the process that the United States Navy uses to dispose of decommissioned nuclear vessels. SRP takes place only at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) in Bremerton, Washington, but the preparations can begin elsewhere.
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